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About Ringhals

Ringhals nuclear power plant is located about 60 kilometres south of Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden. In commercial operation since 1976, the power plant has two pressurised water reactors and produces around 17 TWh per year. 

View of Ringhals nuclear power plant

At Ringhals, we have more than 40 years' experience of electricity production.

A major industry

Ringhals is a major industry. The running of the facilities is an important part of the operation. However, a considerable amount of research and development is also conducted here. Many of our engineers are specialists, and among the foremost in their field in the world. Ringhals has around 1,175 employees and an annual turnover of around SEK 5 billion. Ringhals AB is owned by Vattenfall (70.4%) and Sydkraft Nuclear Power (29.6%).

Future of Ringhals

It is more than forty years since the first kilowatt-hour of electricity was produced at Ringhals. Our oldest reactors, Ringhals 1 and Ringhals 2, were decommissioned at the end of 2020 and 2019, respectively. For Ringhals 3 and 4 we have plans for at least 60 years of operational lifetime, until the beginning of 2040s.

More about Ringhals

We focus on the future, on the environment and on safe and reliable energy supply to all consumers.

Our values

We work continuously to ensure that our employees thrive, collaborate and develop in their roles. Please read more about our values and what characterizes our workplace. 

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